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joys and be oppressed by the saolden palace; whether he walks upon his two feet or, as for

aught I know he h the air This is certain:

that in the flesh he can never escape from our atmosphere, and while

he breathes it, in the main with soion, he will do es

That is why I have always found the savage so interesting, for in him,

nakedly and forcibly expressed, we see those eternal principles which

direct our hueneralities, that is why also I, who hate

writing, have thought it worth while, at the cost of some labour to

e land--for

although I was born in England, it is notdown

various experiences of my life that do, in my opinion, interpret this

our universal nature I dare say that no one will ever read them; still,

perhaps they are worthy of record, and who knows? In days to come they

may fall into the hands of others and prove of value At any rate, they

are true stories of interesting peoples, who, if they should survive in

the savage coreat changes Therefore I tell of thee